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Placket Definitions

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLACK'ET,n. A petticoat. If this is the sense of the word in Shakespeare, it is a derivative. The word signifies the opening of the garment; but it is nearly or wholly obsolete.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a piece of cloth sewn under an opening

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1605 1. a. a slit in a garment (as a skirt) often forming the closure b. archaic a pocket especially in a woman's skirt 2. archaic a. petticoat b. woman

English Explanatory Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a fish-scale) consisting of a hard base embeddedin the skin and a spiny backward projection (cf. CTENOID). 2 (of a fish)covered with these scales. --n. a placoid fish, e.g. a shark. [Gk plax plakosflat plate]

English Explanatory Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a fish-scale) consisting of a hard base embeddedin the skin and a spiny backward projection (cf. CTENOID). 2 (of a fish)covered with these scales. --n. a placoid fish, e.g. a shark. [Gk plax plakosflat plate]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an opening or slit in a garment, for fastenings or access to a pocket. 2 the flap of fabric under this. Etymology: var. of PLACARD

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Placket Plack"et, n. [F. plaquer to lay or clap on. See Placard.] 1. A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term for a woman. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. 2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; -- called also placket hole. 3. A woman's pocket.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Fent.

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